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Extremely legit question

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StonerPhReaK
Herb Men
#21 - 2011-10-04 17:30:06 UTC
Asking such a question in a forum of trolls and douche bags will only net you responses you could have thought up yourself.For the record...I fall under the douche bag category.

Signatures wer cooler when we couldn't remove them completely.
Ka Jolo
The Tuskers
#22 - 2011-10-05 22:24:31 UTC
The answer kinda depends.

If the pirates feel secure--if they're sure holding off on killing you right away won't prevent them from killing you later if they decide to and still get away themselves--the ransom-taking sort of pirate will most definitely be interested in negotiations. Of course, any attitude on your part--shooting, attempting to self-destruct, insults, etc.--could negate that. On the other hand, if they fear you might be stalling them for a few seconds so your backup can arrive, they may consider the sure kill a better bet than the chance of a nice ISK payout. This is also the reason many ransom-accepting pirates won't volunteer you the chance to pay ransom in the first place.

One caveat: eagerness to pay ransom tends to inflate the suggested ransom; "Who," the reasoning goes, "would be in such a hurry to pay ransom, if not someone with lots of shiny modules fitted and an expensive clone?"

I myself have typed, "Ransom?" in local when it was clear I was going to lose a ship. (But only because I could trust the opponent attacking me to honor any ransom.)

And, yes, the ransom-and-kill-anyway sort of pirate might also hold off on killing you until you pay a juicy ransom under these circumstances. They're out there. Best not to offer to pay unless you're sure of the sort of pirate you're up against.
Darius III
Interstellar eXodus
The Initiative.
#23 - 2011-10-06 13:03:03 UTC
Kagan Storm wrote:
AM NOT interested in answer from people who suicide gank but real pirates...




QFT-suicide gankers ARE real pirates. But not noobs that shoot at afk haulers and fix their sec status-those guys are douchebags. D3

PS:Not Guilty

Hmmm
Killstealing
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#24 - 2011-10-06 21:38:45 UTC
Darius III wrote:
Kagan Storm wrote:
AM NOT interested in answer from people who suicide gank but real pirates...




QFT-suicide gankers ARE real pirates. But not noobs that shoot at afk haulers and fix their sec status-those guys are douchebags. D3

PS:Not Guilty

you lie i heard you killed a rat once
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